Carme (moon)
Carme photographed by the Haute-Provence Observatory in December 1998 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Seth B. Nicholson |
| Discovery site | Mt. Wilson Observatory |
| Discovery date | 30 July 1938 |
| Designations | |
Designation | Jupiter XI |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɑːrmiː/ |
Named after | Κάρμη Karmē |
| Adjectives | Carmean /kɑːrˈmiːən/ |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 17 December 2020 (JD 2459200.5) | |
| Observation arc | 82.02 yr (29,958 days) |
| 0.1509370 AU (22,579,850 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2294925 |
| –693.17 d | |
| 17.48241° | |
| 0° 31m 9.68s / day | |
| Inclination | 163.53496° (to ecliptic) |
| 209.94088° | |
| 133.45035° | |
| Satellite of | Jupiter |
| Group | Carme group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 46.7±0.9 km | |
| Mass | 8.69×1016 kg (calculated) |
Mean density | 1.63 g/cm3 (assumed) |
| 10.40±0.05 h | |
| Albedo | 0.035±0.006 |
Spectral type | D |
| 18.9 | |
| 10.5 | |
Carme /ˈkɑːrmiː/ is one of the largest irregular satellites of Jupiter.